Like any good leadoff hitter, he's also tops in the NL in hit-by-pitches -- getting beaned 12 times already this season. Astutely-aware blogs have tracked his HBP tendency in the past. Rizzo himself even said that he's the greatest of all-time. Hey, you know what they say, "It's not a lie ... if you believe it."

Sure, it may be an extremely small sample size and he may not have the experience, speed or swag of a Luis Aparicio or Rickey Henderson, but we still need to ask the question ... Is Anthony Rizzo the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history? Please answer below:

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